diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 642505e..3826add 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def build_keys():
 
 build_keys()
 
+
 logger = logging.getLogger("goober")
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ settings = settings_manager.settings
 
 splash_text: str = ""
 
+k.change_language(settings["locale"])
+
 
 with open(settings["splash_text_loc"], "r", encoding="UTF-8") as f:
     splash_text = "".join(f.readlines())